Podcast Episodes

Ep. 094 - What is Man?

Enjoy the first half of the first lecture in Senior Fellow, Dr. Arias' course, "Philosophy of Man."

Building on Aristotle and St. Thomas's philosophical account of the human person, this class focuse…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Ep. 093 - The Light of Fidelity

Today, we are offering you another glimpse into the Magnus Fellowship; this time with Senior Fellow, Dr. Helen Freeh's course, "Friendship and Freedom in the Lord of the Rings."

This is the first hal…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Ep. 092 - Freedom from the Shackle

Blessed Feast of St. Albert the Great!

On this special day, we spoke with Leigh Bortins of Classical Conversations who, like St. Albert the Great before us, shares our love for a liberating education…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Ep.091 - Rousseau and the Imagination

Once again, we are offering you a quick glimpse into the Magnus Fellowship; this time with Senior Fellow, Dr. Finley's class, “Rousseau and the Diabolical and Moral Imagination."

This course explores…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Ep. 090 - Freeing Minds

Dr. Amir Sabzevary has spent the last thirty years teaching philosophy and religion. Today, he joins John to talk about the journey of both teaching and studying philosophy– how to trek through compl…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Ep. 089 - On Moral Conundrums

This week on the Magnus Podcast, John and Larissa talk moral theology with high school teacher, Rocky Brittain and attempt to answer difficult moral questions according to Catholic Theology and Thoma…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Ep. 088 - On How to Communicate Rhetorically

In this fast paced world full of echo chambers and outrage machines, we are fooled into believing a misguided view of justice and rhetoric. Dr. Joshua Phillips joins us to talk about how we can prope…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Ep. 087 - On The Idea of a University

AMI exists because we, like so many, see a problem with the current university system. What is the modern university providing to its students in comparison to what it ought to be providing?  What is…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Ep. 086 - On Plato’s Republic

Episode 3

"What is the best way of life for a human being?" The Republic is the most complete attempt by Plato to articulate and answer this question. It is characteristic of Plato that, in the Republic, ques…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Ep. 085 - On Music & Ratio

Musician and composer, Greg Wilbur of New College Franklin contemplates music within the quadrivium; he explains why music ought to be ordered rightly in education and how it rests in harmony with th…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago